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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1908
Page
2
A readers page blends a patriotic verse recounting the flag's passage with a practical guide on treating sick poultry using homeopathic pills. It details symptom checks from pale combs to lice, cautions on crop issues, and step by step remedies including oils, arsenicum, and sulfur for diseases, plus methods to administer via drinking water and mash.
Bulletin 91 from the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station by P. H. Rolfs outlines tomato diseases and prevention. It notes Bordeaux mixture effective against rust, dry Bordeaux less so, and mentions steps to avoid fungus blight.
The Missouri station finds oilmeal and corn rations valuable for hog gains while straight corn is the most lavish diet. The Farmers Digest notes corn alone can raise health risks by heating the hogs if disease germs reach the herd, making high feeding risky.
The department of agriculture reports that creamery failures stem from too few cows and poor organization. Government experts say at least 400 cows are needed and cooperative creameries face high building and equipment costs. The department offers information, organization plans, machinery lists, and creamery layouts on request.
Oiling harness is best done in advance of storms. Use one quart of neatsfoot oil for double harness after washing with soap and water and drying in a warm room. Color the oil with lampblack, apply well, then dry and rub with a dry cloth before use. Treated harnesses are easier to handle and last longer.
A brief note indicates that the substance should be applied warm for best effect and that several days of exposure have passed since dust coverage began. The guidance emphasizes heat as a factor in effectiveness.
Danish experiments show twelve pounds of whey from separator skim milk cheese equal to one pound of grain for pig feeding, with one pound of skimmilk equal to two pounds of whey. Wisconsin tests find higher value due to more fat and casein. Suggested feed mixes equal parts shorts oats bran and cornmeal with whey or skim milk, fed moist.
Advice for livestock care notes a remedy for calf and cow mange using flour and sulphur with vaseline on bald patches once daily. It contrasts poultry breastbone depth affecting feed needs and recommends bulls receive nourishing but non fattening meals with roughage, ensuring thrift and activity without excess fat.
Instructions describe mixing lime with boiling water, then straining and adding salt, ground rice paste, Spanish whiting, and glue dissolved in water. The paste is stirred in glue and pot water and left to stand for a period.
The passage discusses using fine salt rather than coarse salt intended for market. It argues distribution in butter is crucial for price, noting salt timing—granular salt in churn or during working—affects quality and market value.
Farmers Advocate warns that a hen or rooster that has suffered genuine roup even when cured remains unfit for breeding. Such birds risk recurrent disease and pass weakened constitutions and roupy tendencies to their offspring, causing ongoing roup in the flock.
Rubber plants require nourishment and a simple method is to pour a tablespoon of castor oil into a shallow groove around the stalk. Cover with a light layer of soil and the plant will absorb the oil promptly.
Hanging plants near the ceiling dry out quickly due to higher temperatures and exposure on all sides. Water them thoroughly and more often than plants on window sills to prevent drying out.
Advice on keeping a setting hen away from laying birds in a separate coop with undisturbed access to fresh water and a dust bath. Emphasizes shelter and hygiene to ensure successful incubation and comfort.
A humorous tale from Tit-Bits recounts Mrs. Wiggins offering buttered bread to lodgers amid a butter shortage. Mr. Jordan, scrutinizing his slice, finally confesses he cannot tell which side is buttered, prompting laughter at the kitchen table.
A Christian Advocate piece mocks Chinese medicine, listing bizarre ingredients such as hog jaws goat parts goose bone and peacock bone. It notes the disdain for Western medicine but recalls odd past prescriptions by regular physicians.
A farmer calls the three men his farm hands when pressed by a city girl who asks about a supposed fourth member. The exchange hints at a quartet connected to singing the Old Oaken Bucket.
In a Chicago News snippet Gaspard laments being refused by Beatrice who boasts she has turned down ten suitors. He quips about opening a marble yard, framing a humorous dialogue on romantic vanity.
A Pittsburg Post snippet mocks gender stereotypes with a joke about multiple personalities and a wife demanding hats for each. The humorous line playfully critiques pop psychology and domestic expectations.
Fashion editor notes several skirt patterns with sizes from 22 to 44 and ages 14 to 17 years. Models include five gored, ten gored, nine gored plaited skirts and a house dress designed in Copenhagen blue chambray. Includes pattern No and request for ten cents.
A Villejuif patient creates a useful purification device from a bottle plank and tubes, makes bread sized like a head, then stomps the machine after a photograph is proposed. The invention is lost as no one recalls its maker.
A humorous anecdote recalls a man famed for his sharp tongue. An acquaintance notes his impudence as a waiter jokes about a guest who complains a fish is undercooked. The waiter replies he knew the wife would not be particular.
A witty exchange on heredity features Mrs Simpson claiming Bobby’s traits come from his father. The father retorts that Bobby’s faults trace back to Mrs Simpson, turning the joke into a playful family jab.
The excerpt contrasts energy future hopes with humorous banter. Knocker imagines harnessing sun and wave to replace coal while Rocker jokes on conserving energy by using hot air. A late line muses on a man counting his deeds at sunset, his wife adding tasks.
A discussion of evolving criminal justice ideas shows a shift from severe hangings to reformative approaches. examples include New Zealand and New South Wales habitual criminal laws, a Brooklyn magistrate’s reform sentence, Scottish bankruptcy attire, and iron-neck rings for gambling in Manchuria. The piece notes variable punishments and a Chicago Buildings Commission exit-sign crackdown at Marshall Field’s store.
A Princeton Tiger column collects traveler banter aboard a ship. Sailors and passengers share wry remarks about steerage life weather and distant land as a humorous snapshot of voyage chatter.
A Chicago Tribune quote recounts Cholly admitting he never played golf and the first guidance from a Scottish man was simple. He asked what to do and was told to hoot. He followed by hooting, illustrating humorous beginner confusion. The anecdote highlights language and cultural humor.
A farmers’ quip jokes about a hired man who used to be a bookkeeper. The man pauses work and sticks the pitchfork behind his ear, prompting the punchline about bookkeeping habits.
A brief classroom exchange recalls the fable about the goose that laid the golden eggs. The teacher asks what happened after the woman killed the goose, and a student offers a concise ending that the goose was small.
Medical advice asserts that minor stomach catarrh causes hyperacidity and fat malabsorption. It explains fat digestion relies on pancreatic juice, which is inhibited by stomach acid, leading to weight loss. Peruna is recommended to speed digestion before meals.
An old style advertisement extols Cascarets as the natural exercise for bowels. It promotes Sawbuck woodwork and ten mile walks as cures, advertising Cascarets as a non purging laxative in a ten cent box and urging constant carry for use.
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